Economical accessory changer

ABSTRACT

A ladies accessory is provided which includes a Velcro® strip for attachment to an ornamental material including a complementing ornamental material. The look of the accessory can be changed by using different ornamental strips at a fraction of the cost of providing an entirely new shoe.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims of the benefit of application Ser. No. ______,filed Jan. 20, 2005.

BACKGROUND

Shoes and purses, and ladies accessories in general, can cost muchmoney. For a slight change of outfit involving a purse or a pair ofshoes, purchases of variations can lead to spending budgets beingexceeded. This problem is exacerbated by licensing fees from designerswhich are passed on to the consumer. A need exists to allow a multitudeof variations in accessory offerings relating to shoes and purses,particularly for women.

SUMMARY

In one aspect of the invention provides a Velcro® strip attached to aladies purse, handbag or shoe for attachment via another strip ofVelcro® to an ornamental material.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a shoe having Velcro® strip,ornamental material which adjoins to a strip by a complementing Velcro®material on one side of the ornamental material.

FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of a purse having Velcro® strip,ornamental material which adjoins to one or more strips by complementingVelcro® materials on one side of the ornamental material.

FIG. 3 is a top view of a pattern which can serve as ornamentalmaterial.

Applicable reference numerals have been carried forward.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In one preferred aspect of the invention, an ornamental design isincluded on or made part of a material such as cloth, plastic or thelike which includes a strip of Velcro® on one side. With reference toFIG. 1 which illustrates a side view of shoe 2 having Velcro® strip 4,ornamental material 6 adjoins to strip 4 by a complementing Velcro®material 5 on one side of ornamental material 6. Complementing Velcro®material refers to that which will allow two Velcro® materials to adhereto one another. Ornamental material 6 can, for instance, represent abutton. Further, ornamental material 6 can be any type of decorativeobject. For instance, ornamental material 6 can be a bow, a sash, aclasp, or a piece of jewelry. The jewelry is contemplated as being areal or imitation stone. Alternatively, the jewelry can, for instance,be a synthetic material or a gold plated or silver plated article ofmanufacture.

Another preferred aspect of the invention is shown in FIG. 2. Purse 10can include one or more Velcro® strips 4 as shown in FIG. 2. In FIG. 2,strips 4 are place on one side of purse fastener 12. Ornamental material6 includes complementing Velcro® material on one side (not shown) andattaches to strips 4. A variety of patterns, shapes and materials canrepresent ornamental material 6. Ornamental material 6 can berepresented by the shapes and objects noted above with respect to shoe 2of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a top view of a pattern which can serve asornamental material 6.

The foregoing described ornamental material 6 can change the entire lookof the accessory. However, this affect can likely be accomplished at afraction of the cost of having to replace or change the entireaccessory.

Although the invention herein has been described with reference toparticular embodiments, it is to be understood that these embodimentsare merely illustrative of the principles and applications of thepresent invention. It is therefore to be understood that numerousmodifications may be made to the illustrative embodiments and that otherarrangements may be devised without departing from the spirit and scopeof the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

1. A shoe including: a Velcro® strip attached to a selected location onthe shoe; an ornamental material which includes a complementing Velcro®material for attachment to said Velcro® strip so as to allow the changeof look of the shoe as compared with another ornamental materialincluding a Velcro® material for attachment to the shoe.
 2. A shoe asrecited in claim 1 wherein said ornamental material consists of a bow, asash, a clasp, or a piece of jewelry.
 3. A shoe as recited in claim 2wherein said piece of jewelry consists of real or imitation stone.
 4. Ashoe as recited in claim 2 wherein said piece of jewelry consists of asynthetic material, or a gold plated or silver plated article ofmanufacture.
 5. A purse including: a Velcro® strip attached to aselected location on the purse; an ornamental material which includes acomplementing Velcro® material for attachment to said Velcro® strip soas to allow the change of look of the purse as compared with anotherornamental material including a Velcro® material for attachment to thepurse.
 6. A purse as recited in claim 5 wherein said ornamental materialconsists of a bow, a sash, a clasp, or a piece of jewelry.
 7. A purse asrecited in claim 6 wherein said piece of jewelry consists of real orimitation stone.
 8. A purse as recited in claim 6 wherein said piece ofjewelry consists of a synthetic material, or a gold plated or silverplated article of manufacture.